Freudenstadt

Welcome to Freudenstadt

Duke Friedrich I of Württemberg built a new capital here in 1599, which was bombed to bits in WWII. The upshot is that Freudenstadt’s centre is underwhelming, though its magnificent setting in the Black Forest is anything but.

Freudenstadt marks the southern end of the Schwarzwaldhochstrasse (Black Forest Highway) and is a terminus for the gorgeous Schwarzwald-Tälerstrasse (Black Forest Valley Road), which runs from Rastatt via Alpirsbach.

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